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Prime Minister of Japan and His Cabinet (Japan or English)

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan

  • The Issues of Iraq
    Sections includes: Announcements ; Important Statements ; Japan's Assistance Measures ; Other Resources.

National Diet Library (Japanese or English)

  • Modern Japan in Archives
    100-Year History From the Opening of the Country to the San Francisco Peace Treaty
  • Birth of the Constitution of Japan
    "The National DietLibrary's online exhibition 'Birth of the Constitution of Japan' presents the major events and important documents involved in the framing and enactment of Japan's Constitution."
    Sections include: Archives ; Historical Figures ; Glossary ; List of Documents ; Chronological Table ; The Constitution.
  • Nippon in the World
    Sections include: Scenic Mementos of Japan ; Vienna International Exposition (1873) ; Modern Japanese Political History Materials (Japanese).

Asahi Shimbun (Japanese or English)
Daily news on Japan.

Asian Studies WWW Monitor (ejournal)
"The journal, a pioneering and the only publication of this kind in the world, provides daily abstracts and reviews of new/updated online resources of significance to research, teaching and communications dealing with Asian Studies."

AsianDOC Electronic Newsletter
Asian Database Online Community Electronic Newsletter.

CJKV-English Dictionary
"A Database of CJK Characters and Compounds Related to East Asian Cultural, Political, and Intellectual History.
Chief Editor: Charles Muller, Toyo Gakuen University

Code of Civil Procedure in Japan
"Revised Code of Civil Procedure was promulgated on June 26, 1996, and will come into effect within two years. Here is the [English] translation of the amended Code of Civil Procedure."
From japanlaw.co.jp - Yoshida & Partners, Tokyo

Comparative Connections
An E-Journal on East Asian Bilateral Relations

1889 Constitution of the Empire of Japan
"From Hirobumi Ito, Commentaries on the constitution of the empire of Japan, trans. Miyoji Ito (Tokyo: Igirisu-horitsu gakko, 22nd year of Meiji,1889).
- Hanover Historical Texts Project.

Constitution of Japan (English)
(Nihonkoku Kenpou)
Promulgated on November 3, 1946. Came into effect on May 3, 1947.

The Decision to Drop the Atomic Bomb
"The collection has links to the digital versions of the "Decision to Drop the Atomic Bomb" study collection, as well as the smaller study collection of the same topic. These are digital representations of the original study collections held at the Truman Presidential Library."

Digital Clendening
Clendening Library, University of Kansas Medical Center

English Translations of Japanese Law
"This is a list of links to more than 100 Japanese laws in English. The website is maintained by a graduate student [Mika Nishimura] inUniversity of Tokyo."

The Floating World of Ukiyo-E
"'Ukiyo-e' (translated as pictures of the floating, or sorrowful, world) is a showcase of the Library's spectacular holdings of Japanese prints, books, and drawings from the 17th to the 19th centuries. These works are complemented by related works from the Library's collections created by Japanese and Westerns artists into the 20th century."
- Library of Congress Exhibition

George Washington University - National Security Archives

  • U.S.-Japan Relations Declassified
    Documents Secret History of Recent U.S.-Japan Ties, 1977-1992.
    "More Than 1,750 Former Secrets Obtained through the Freedom of Information Act Cover the Carter, Reagan, Bush I Administrations."
    National Security Archive Electronic Briefing Book No. 175, December 2005.

Global Environment Centre Foundation (English or Japanese)
"Supporting to UNEP-IETC's activities and promoting partnership between developing countries and Japan for global environmental preservation."

  • NETT21 (GEC Environmental Technical Database)
    "NETT21 is an abbreviation for the Database on "New Environmental Technology Transfer in the 21st Century", nickname of GEC Environmental Technology Database. It shows GEC's resolution to promote environmental technology transfer in the 21st century."

Japan Echo
An Interactive Journal of Informed Opinion

  • Helping Out in Iraq (April 2004)
    "The Two Slain Diplomats and Reconstruction Aid for Iraq (TAKASHIMA Hatsuhisa)"

Japan Information Network - STATISTICS - (dead link)
Includes: Census ; Crime ; Diplomacy ; Economics ; Education ; Environment ; Financial Affairs ; Housing ; Industry ; International Transaction ; Labor ; Leisure ; Media ; Medical Care ; Migrants ; ODA ; Opinion Survey ; Politics ; Research and Development ; Social Welfare ; Standard of Living ; Vital Statistics ; Women.

Japan Internet Report (JIR) (ejournal)
"...is a free, monthly e-mail newsletter featuring news and commentary on Japan's Internet industry."

Japan Today
"Japan's Largest English News and Information Portal"

JapanLaw - (dead link)
Translations of major laws. Includes text of back issues of The Japan Law Letter
By Roderick Seeman

Japanese Circulation Journal
Published by The Japanese Circulation Society

Japan Documentation Center
No longer updated.
"...a project that specializes in Japanese public policy information. It provides current source materials in fields such as economics, commerce and industry, law, politics, the environment, and social conditions."
- U.S. Library of Congress

Japanese Dictionaries
A Comparison of Japanese Dictionaries.

Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology
Full-text free six months after publication.

Japanese Patent Office

Japanese Text Initiative (JTI)
"... intends to put online on the Web texts of classical Japanese literature in Japanese characters. Our primary audience is English-speaking scholars and students. Where possible, the Japanese texts will be accompanied by English translations."
University of Virginia Library Electronic Text Center and the University of Pittsburgh East Asian Library

JDC [Japanese Documentation Center] Newsletter
- U.S. Library of Congress

Journal of Nippon Medical School (Japanese or English)
The Medical Association of Nippon Medical School

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan

  • The Issues of Iraq
    Sections includes: Announcements ; Important Statements ; Japan's Assistance Measures ; Other Resources.

Mingei Japanese Folk Toys
Online Exhibit from the Anthropology Dept., California Academy of Sciences.

National [U.S.] Academy Press(free online versions)

Ogura Hyakunin Isshu; 100 Poems by 100 Poets
- University of Virginia

Prime Minister of Japan - The Issue of Iraq
Sections include: Measures of Reconstruction Assistance in Iraq ; Statements by PM Junichiro Koizumi ; Statements by Chief Cabinet Secretary.

Social Science Japan
"...the English-language newsletter of the Institute of Social Science, University of Tokyo, provides concise information on key people, important issues, and recent developments in social science research on Japan."

SSJ Data Archive (Japanese)
- Information Center for Social Science Research on Japan, University of Tokyo.

Statistics Bureau & Statistics Center - (dead link)
Includes Consumer Price Index, Retail Price Survey, Population Census and a lot more official government statistics
Management and Coordination Agency of Japan, Government of Japan

The Tale of Genji
"This site aims to promote a wider understanding and appreciation of The Tale of Genji - the 11th Century Japanese classic written by a Heian court lady known as Murasaki Shikibu. It also serves as a kind of travel guide to the world of Genji."
By Craig Emmott.

TeaHyakka Magazine (English or Japanese)
The Encyclopedia of Japanese Tea Ceremony

Treasures of Keio University (Japanese and English)
Selections include: Natural History Books ; The Keio Gutenberg Bible & Incunabula ; European Illustrated Books & Manuscripts c.1400-1700 ; Medieval Manuscripts ; Japanese Maps ; Japanese Wood-block Prints .

U.S. Geological Survey

University of California, Berkeley - East Asian Library

  • Japanese Historical Maps from the Mitsui Collection
    "The Japanese Historical Map Collection contains about 2,300 early maps of Japan and the World. The collection was acquired by the University of California from the Mitsui family in 1949, and is housed on the Berkeley campus in the East Asian Library. Represented in this online collection are about 100 maps and books from this Collection."

University of Cambridge - Fitzwilliam Museum

  • Kunisada and Kabuki
    "This website accompanies an exhibition of Kunisadaís woodblock prints of Kabuki actors and allows the viewer to explore a virtual display of all three parts of the exhibition."

University of Virginia Art Museum

Viewing Japanese Prints
"A Website devoted to the appreciation of three centuries of Japanese printmaking...This website presents illustrated discussions about selected artists and their prints, as well as explorations into various themes in Japanese printmaking."
Sections includes: Early Ukiyo-E ; Golden Age ; Late Ukiyo-E ; Shin Hanga ;Sosaku Hanga ; Contemporary.

Academic Discussion Lists

H-Japan - History of Japan Discussion Network
"...It provides scholars, graduate students and professionals a free daily forum to discuss Japanese history, culture, religion, and society, including contemporary political, diplomatic, security, and economic issues."

H-US-Japan
"The primary purpose for H-US-Japan is to enable researchers of US-Japan relations to exchange opinions about the significance of current affairs and historical events of Japan-US relations in depth, to discuss new articles, books, papers, approaches, methods and tools of analysis, and to test new ideas and share comments and tips on teaching."

SSJ-Forum
A moderated electronic discussion list for social scientists researching Japan

See also our Japanese History page.





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